drought

Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.

The Commerce Department has ordered that water use be prioritized for firefighters –– who say water isn't the issue. The decision isn't really about fire.

That sign in hotel rooms asking guests if they really need their towels and sheets washed each day would become the rule in California, enforced with a $500 fine, if water officials vote to make a series of smaller-scale conservation measures permanent in the drought-prone state.

It felt weirdly self-indulgent to mourn the loss of a Montreal skating rink when Cape Town, South Africa, is on track to run out of water in April. But both are strong reasons to step up the fight against climate change, writes Mitchell Beer.

"Our climate is changing, and it's affecting Canadians across the country," said the department in an end-of-year news release sent out Thursday morning.

When Rani's husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over.

Nature can help us — if we let it, writes renowned Canadian TV show host, scientist and environmental activist David Suzuki.

Scientists have developed a box that can convert low-humidity air into water, producing several litres every 12 hours.

Environmentalists are urging the Ontario government against renewing one of Nestle's water-taking permits in a southwestern Ontario town, saying that "water should be for life and not for profit."

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says the regions northeast of Toronto and south of Ottawa have reached levels of drought only expected at this time of year once every two decades.

The melt came two to three weeks earlier this season. What does that mean for flooding, fire, and other extreme weather events linked to climate change?

Justin Trudeau must take swift action to cut Canada's emissions following the signing of the Paris Accord. The Liberal and NDP governments would appear to be talking out of both sides of their mouths.

New data shows that global warming has brought an increase in natural disasters globally

Such farms are good at producing high yields in stable climates, but are likely more vulnerable to weather shocks.